Tessellate
[TESS-ə-leyt]
Part of speech: verb
Origin: Latin, 17th century
1.
Decorate or cover (a surface) with a pattern of repeated shapes, especially polygons, that fit together closely without gaps or overlapping.
Examples of Tessellate in a sentence
"The kitchen floor was tessellated with hexagonal linoleum tiles."
"The artist is known for tessellating mosaics with clay geometric shapes."
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